The BMIC 2026 results are in, and South Korea’s Nongshim RedForce are the champions of the BGMI International Cup in Mumbai. It was a busy weekend across esports. VALORANT, Apex Legends and Counter-Strike 2 also crowned new champions between 31 October and 1 November 2026. Here’s a quick roundup of who won, by how much, and what comes next.
BMIC 2026 results: NS RedForce run away with it
The BGMI International Cup ran from 30 October to 1 November at The Dome, SVP Indoor Stadium in Mumbai. KRAFTON India’s LAN brought together 16 teams: six from India, five from South Korea and five from Japan, according to TalkEsport.
Nongshim RedForce finished the 18-match Grand Finals on 233 points, 82 clear of second place. They also had the most Chicken Dinners (five) and the most finishes (148). The title came with ₹30 lakh from the ₹1 crore prize pool and a place in the PMGC 2026 Gauntlet Stage, IGN India reports.
BMIC 2026 top six
- NS RedForce (Korea): 233 points
- DRX (Korea): 151 points
- Dplus KIA (Korea): 149 points
- Gladiators Esports (India): 144 points
- Team Outrage (India): 125 points
- K9 Esports (India): 116 points
Gladiators Esports were the best Indian side in fourth, just five points off the podium. They won ₹7.5 lakh, while DRX took ₹15 lakh and Dplus KIA ₹10 lakh. Other Indian teams finished lower down: 8Bit in ninth, Blitz in tenth and SouL in twelfth.
Awards and PMGC places
IGN India reports that XZY1 of Nongshim RedForce won both MVP and The Grenadier award, SOEZ was named Best IGL, and K9 Esports’ Taurus took Best Clutch. NS RedForce join BMSD 2026 champions SouL in the PMGC 2026 Gauntlet Stage. DRX, Dplus KIA and Japan’s Valor go into the Group Stage.
Korean teams took all three podium places, which shows how strong that region is going into the global championship. Indian teams were close behind, but they weren’t close enough to the top.
VALORANT: KRÜ Blaze win Game Changers Championship
In São Paulo, KRÜ Blaze beat Gentle Mates GC 3-2 in the Game Changers Championship 2026 grand final, Sheep Esports reports. They’re the first team from LATAM to win the event, and the first to win it from the lower bracket.
After losing to Shopify Rebellion Gold in the upper semi-finals, KRÜ won four series in a row. They knocked out defending champions Team Liquid Brazil and got their revenge on Shopify Rebellion Gold in the lower final. The title comes with a $180,000 first prize. It caps a steady climb for the organisation, which finished fourth in 2025.
Apex Legends: Team Liquid take ALGS Split 2 Playoffs
Team Liquid won the ALGS Year 6 Split 2 Playoffs in Las Vegas after a nine-match Match Point final, Dot Esports reports. Zer0, Sikezz and Panic, coached by Kapreme, reached match point in game seven. They then sealed the title by winning game nine on Storm Point.
Liquid finished on 91 points, ahead of Team Vision (80) and Forged Wolves (76), and earned $600,000 from the $2 million prize pool, according to Players.com.ua.
Counter-Strike 2: FURIA win PGL Masters Bucharest
On 31 October, FURIA beat Nemiga 3-2 in the PGL Masters Bucharest grand final, HLTV reports. The map scores were Ancient 2-13, Dust2 13-5, Cache 13-2, Mirage 11-13 and Nuke 13-6. Mareks “YEKINDAR” Gaļinskis led the way with a 1.56 rating across the series. It’s FURIA’s second straight trophy during Gabriel “FalleN” Toledo’s farewell season. The team now heads to Asia for IEM Beijing.
What’s next on the esports calendar
- IEM Beijing (CS2): 2 to 8 November.
- Free Fire World Series Global Finals: from 6 November in Bangkok.
- League of Legends Worlds 2026 final: 14 November in Brooklyn.
These dates come from The Gaming Diary’s November schedule. Organisers sometimes change schedules, so check the official channels before match day.
Why it matters
For Indian fans, BMIC is one of the biggest chances of the year to see local teams play the best in Asia on home soil. This year it showed both how far Indian BGMI has come and how strong the Korean scene still is. With PMGC 2026 places now settled, attention turns to how SouL and the Korean qualifiers do on the global stage.
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